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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:23:51 AM EDT
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You're about to find out that you needed a Hi Power long before now.
GP Competitor: 
C Series: 
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:24:25 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:25:14 AM EDT
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You're about to find out that you needed a Hi Power long before now. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=35970 Dumb question of the day - what do you have attached to your barrel? |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:25:44 AM EDT
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I ordered one from AIM and have never shot one, held one, or seen on in person before.... What did I get myself into? You got yourself into one of the finest fighting handguns ever. Congratulations. Remember to disconnect the magazine safety. 
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:26:27 AM EDT
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I ordered one from AIM and have never shot one, held one, or seen on in person before.... What did I get myself into? The finest 9mm firearm ever made 
I'm guessing you got one of the surplus alloy framed ones Aim has, these are different from 'normal" steel framed HP's so I would check out the HP forums to see what ammo you can use. Other than that trigger might take a bit of getting used too, they have a mag safety installed that causes sloppy triggers 1/2 the time. You can take that out easy enough if its a problem. have I mentioned the finest 9mm ever made
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:27:22 AM EDT
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You got yourself into one of the finest fighting handguns ever. Congratulations. Remember to disconnect the magazine safety. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/ZekeMenuar1/needpics-1.gif Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I ordered one from AIM and have never shot one, held one, or seen on in person before.... What did I get myself into? You got yourself into one of the finest fighting handguns ever. Congratulations. Remember to disconnect the magazine safety. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/ZekeMenuar1/needpics-1.gif How do you disconnect the mag safety? (Or just hit up Google and start bubba'ing with the first link I find?) |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:28:45 AM EDT
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The finest 9mm firearm ever made
I'm guessing you got one of the surplus alloy framed ones Aim has, these are different from 'normal" steel framed HP's so I would check out the HP forums to see what ammo you can use. Other than that trigger might take a bit of getting used too, they have a mag safety installed that causes sloppy triggers 1/2 the time. You can take that out easy enough if its a problem. have I mentioned the finest 9mm ever made Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I ordered one from AIM and have never shot one, held one, or seen on in person before.... What did I get myself into? The finest 9mm firearm ever made
I'm guessing you got one of the surplus alloy framed ones Aim has, these are different from 'normal" steel framed HP's so I would check out the HP forums to see what ammo you can use. Other than that trigger might take a bit of getting used too, they have a mag safety installed that causes sloppy triggers 1/2 the time. You can take that out easy enough if its a problem. have I mentioned the finest 9mm ever made Yes, I ordered one of the alloy frame ones AIM had. I've never even seen a BHP in person in hundreds of trips to the local range.... is it comparable to a 1911 (albeit in 9mm instead of 45 ACP)? |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:28:47 AM EDT
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Yeah well I can't add anything to that which has already been written but I will add:
Fantastic pistol, everyone should have at least one so you can see how shitty the rest of your auto pistols are. |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:29:13 AM EDT
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I can't watch the new TinTin without checking tangent-sighted HPs on GunBroker and then sighing in dismay as to why I don't just pony up the cash and buy one already...
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:29:35 AM EDT
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Dumb question of the day - what do you have attached to your barrel? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You're about to find out that you needed a Hi Power long before now. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=35970 Dumb question of the day - what do you have attached to your barrel? That's a GP Competitor, a target version of the Hi Power. The barrel is longer and has a different method of lock up. This particular gun was like new and has the polymer finish, later guns were parkerized all over (same as the extension on this one) and pretty much ugly. This one shot like a house afire, too. Why Browning installed the cheap sights and finish on a pistol with such potential escapes me. |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:31:53 AM EDT
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How do you disconnect the mag safety? (Or just hit up Google and start bubba'ing with the first link I find?) It's really easy, and really improves the trigger pull. This video is decent enough to get you through. 
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:32:21 AM EDT
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The magazine safety is annoying. Runs like shit in environments with the tiniest bit of sand. Heavier than the SIG despite fewer rounds. Of course, my experience with them is from 60+ year old pistols. I suspect a recent model of modern manufacture is much nicer.
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:34:13 AM EDT
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I loaned my double stack 40 to my brother in law. It is his ccw and he loves it.
Not bad but not near my 1911. |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:34:37 AM EDT
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Tagged. I ordered a alloy high power also. Never even held one but I needed it.
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:36:02 AM EDT
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You have gotten yourself into an excellent 9mm pistol with a less than stellar trigger. Clean, lube, shoot and repeat.
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:37:46 AM EDT
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Some random questions:
1. Any good/recommended gunsmiths to work on the trigger? 2. Any good/recommended gunsmiths to mill the slide for dovetail sights? 3. Any recommendations for first time BHP owners? |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:38:31 AM EDT
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Best place for more mags?
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:40:04 AM EDT
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Some random questions: 1. Any good/recommended gunsmiths to work on the trigger? 2. Any good/recommended gunsmiths to mill the slide for dovetail sights? 3. Any recommendations for first time BHP owners? Send it to Novak. http://www.novaksights.com/customguns/BHP/index.html |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:40:24 AM EDT
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Some random questions: 1. Any good/recommended gunsmiths to work on the trigger? 2. Any good/recommended gunsmiths to mill the slide for dovetail sights? 3. Any recommendations for first time BHP owners? Don Williams of the Action Works, he is the best hi power smith working IMO. Have C&S Hi Powers, a Novak and a Garthwaite. None are as nice as what Don does. He is currently working on a second one for me. |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:40:34 AM EDT
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Best place for more mags? I ordered MecGar mags from Gregcotellc.com. I have ordered mags from that site in the past and have no complaints. He ships fast and is a solid vendor. |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:40:41 AM EDT
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The mag safety was already removed on this Argentine Hi-Power when I got it.
C- Series (1969) 
MK III 
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:42:47 AM EDT
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Just removing the mag safety usually improves the trigger sufficiently.
I've left mine intact, and I don't think the trigger's that bad even with it in place. 
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:46:05 AM EDT
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Quoted: I ordered one from AIM and have never shot one, held one, or seen on in person before.... What did I get myself into? A new love affair. They're great guns.
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:51:56 AM EDT
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You're about to find out that you needed a Hi Power long before now. GP Competitor: http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=35970 C Series: http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=8469 http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=31703 I approve of this message |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:55:07 AM EDT
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Some random questions: 1. Any good/recommended gunsmiths to work on the trigger? 2. Any good/recommended gunsmiths to mill the slide for dovetail sights? 3. Any recommendations for first time BHP owners? Send it to Novak. http://www.novaksights.com/customguns/BHP/index.html +1 
Do it! |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:55:34 AM EDT
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Just removing the mag safety usually improves the trigger sufficiently. I've left mine intact, and I don't think the trigger's that bad even with it in place. <a href="http://s747.photobucket.com/user/MVolkJ1975/media/Milsurps/pistolsno2mki_zps1b168616.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx116/MVolkJ1975/Milsurps/pistolsno2mki_zps1b168616.jpg</a> I don't know why but that picture is like an optical illusion. The revolver looks like it's supposed to be tiny but it's huge, and vice versa for the Browning. |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 6:56:18 AM EDT
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It may just be my favorite 9mm to shoot.
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:00:55 AM EDT
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Awesome gun.
I sold a T Series (pro-tip... Don't do that) and now I only have an Argy. I may buy ivory grips while it's still legal.
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:04:46 AM EDT
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I really need to send mine to Novak....
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:08:50 AM EDT
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Don't shoot +P ammo in them.
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:12:41 AM EDT
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I really like my Hi Power............I got one of the newer Practical models, and it's very accurate
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:16:08 AM EDT
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They're good pistols. There are more advanced pistols these days, but I wouldn't feel undergunned with a hipower. They have very small grips in my experience; I usually recommend them to people with small hands who want a full sized pistol.
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:19:03 AM EDT
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Don't shoot +P ammo in them. I reload and do not load +P (my favorite loads are under max load, let alone overpressured maxes). I don't think that'll be a problem for me. |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:19:12 AM EDT
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They are an awesome range toy and they show the brilliance of the patron saint of gun owners: John Moses Browning.
They served (still serve?) the British military quite well - Prince Harry carried one in Afghanistan until his presence was leaked by the press and the recalled him to the safety of England. As good as the 1935 is, the fact remains its a 1935 design. An updated, better design with many of the same features is a 75 - or any variant/clone of the CZ-75. The original CZ 75 borrows a lot from the High Power; you can even try interchanging the barrels in the slides between a Hi Power and 75 to see that they fit exactly - but of course, the lugs/locking is completely different and they are NOT AT ALL INTERCHANGEABLE. Nevertheless, enjoy your Hi Power. Be sure to use only QUALITY magazines: OEM or Mec Gar. |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:20:44 AM EDT
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I need another.
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:21:33 AM EDT
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Just out of curiosity... was the strange Hi-Power trigger system (linkage in the slide connecting the trigger to the sear) used in any other guns? I can't think of any. Is it an evolutionary one-off?
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:24:53 AM EDT
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I need another. What he said 
My current 3. Had a Augie couple years ago I kept meaning to trick out and sold it to finance a AR build, I figure I see another I like when I have the cash I'll get another |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:30:17 AM EDT
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If there is ever a time that warrants actually shooting someone in the face, your chances of doing it instinctively under stress will increase expotentially with a Hi-Power vs. most pistols
JMHO |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:30:56 AM EDT
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I reload and do not load +P (my favorite loads are under max load, let alone overpressured maxes). I don't think that'll be a problem for me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Don't shoot +P ammo in them. I reload and do not load +P (my favorite loads are under max load, let alone overpressured maxes). I don't think that'll be a problem for me. You're GTG!
I have used CDNN in the past for the MECGAR mags, the "rat trap" model that drops free reliably. |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:34:23 AM EDT
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It's not as clumsy or random as a glock. An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age.
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:36:08 AM EDT
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It's not as clumsy or random as a glock. An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age. Comparing anything designed by John Moses Browning to a Glock is wrong. Browning invented guns, not exploding bricks. |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:36:28 AM EDT
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I ordered one from AIM and have never shot one, held one, or seen on in person before.... What did I get myself into? Only the best 9mm ever made.  OK, when you're done with it, it will be. The alloy-framed Hi-Power is a great pistol - it weighs about the same as a Glock 23, but is much easier to carry, thanks to the slimmer profile. No pistol ever made has a better feel in the hand, and the gun points naturally when drawn on target.
Once you get this one done, start looking for one of these: 
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:37:26 AM EDT
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I ordered one from AIM and have never shot one, held one, or seen on in person before.... What did I get myself into? One step closer to perfection. |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:39:42 AM EDT
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I have used CDNN in the past for the MECGAR mags, the "rat trap" model that drops free reliably. Once you get rid of the stupid magazine disconnect any mag should drop free just fine. |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:40:41 AM EDT
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You have a great pistol that simply feels like it belongs in your hand, will point naturally where you want it to point, is accurate and reliable.
And, with the addition of a adequate number of dollars, can be turned into a work of art. |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:41:26 AM EDT
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Pic thread?
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:41:30 AM EDT
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Simple test pick out a small object and just pull up you glock/Plastic whatever point at it without aiming then look down sights, repeat this with the Hi-power.
Guns are defective you can always do a FTF with me to take it off your hands, I keep stacking them in the safe. Custom one is a pre war, was already done when I found it.  |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:41:43 AM EDT
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Great pistol. Too heavy and low cap for my tastes. I sold mine. Nothing wrong with them, just not for me.
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:43:32 AM EDT
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It's my gun that I carry 90% of the time. Own lots of others but trust my life to this one. Other 10% of the time it is too large to carry where I go, so I have something a lot smaller.
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:56:23 AM EDT
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Great pistol. Too heavy and low cap for my tastes. I sold mine. Nothing wrong with them, just not for me. Did you have a steel or alloy frame one? |
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